Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model.ControlPresentation type not found in the system TypeRegistry error after upgrade

Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model.ControlPresentation type not found in the system TypeRegistry error after upgrade or after installing Site Sync module

Dec 21, 2017
Knowledge

Title

URL Name

Telerik-Sitefinity-Pages-Model-ControlPresentation-type-not-found-in-the-system-TypeRegistry-error-after-upgrade-or-after-installing-Site-Sync-module

Article Number

000186178

Environment

Product: Sitefinity Version: 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x, 12.x, 13.x OS: All supported OS versions Database: All supported Microsoft SQL Server versions

Question/Problem Description

When running the Sitefinity project in the browser after an upgrade an error message is thrown:

Type not found in the system TypeRegistry. Register it there first.
Type: Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model.ControlPresentation
Parameter name: type

The issue also may appear after installing the Site Sync module if the module has been disabled before the upgrade.

After upgrade there is an error and the site is not accessible

Steps to Reproduce

Clarifying Information

Error Message

Type : System.ArgumentException, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, Message : Type not found in the system TypeRegistry. Register it there first. Type: Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model.ControlPresentation Parameter name: type Source : Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync ParamName : type Data : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal TargetSite : Void RegisterType(System.String, Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SiteSyncTypeKind, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[System.String], Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SiteSyncTypeCategory) HResult : -2147024809 Stack Trace : at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SyncingManager.RegisterType(String type, SiteSyncTypeKind typeKind, IEnumerable`1 dependencyTypes, SiteSyncTypeCategory category) at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SyncingManager.Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.ISiteSyncTypeRegistry.Register(String type, IEnumerable`1 dependencyTypes) at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SyncingManager..ctor() at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SiteSyncModule.RegisterTypes(IUnityContainer container) at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SiteSyncModule.SystemManager_ModulesInitialized(Object sender, SystemInitializationEventArgs e) at System.EventHandler`1.Invoke(Object sender, TEventArgs e) at Telerik.Sitefinity.Services.SystemManager.OnModulesInitialized(InstallContext installContext) at Telerik.Sitefinity.Services.SystemManager.Initialize() at Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.Bootstrapper.RegisterRoutes() at Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.Bootstrapper.Bootstrap() at Telerik.Sitefinity.Services.SystemManager.RestartApplication(OperationReason restartReason, SystemRestartFlags flags, Boolean sendRestartApplicationSystemMessage) at Telerik.Sitefinity.Services.Web.Services.ModulesService.ExecuteStaticModuleOperation(ModuleViewModel module, ModuleOperation operation) at Telerik.Sitefinity.Services.Web.Services.ModulesService.Execute(ModuleViewModel module, ModuleOperation operation) ---- OR ---- Message: System.ArgumentException: Type not found in the system TypeRegistry. Register it there first. Type: Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model.ControlPresentation Parameter name: type at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SyncingManager.Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.ISiteSyncTypeRegistry.Register(String type, SiteSyncTypeKind typeKind, IEnumerable`1 dependencyTypes, SiteSyncTypeCategory category) at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SyncingManager.Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.ISiteSyncTypeRegistry.Register(String type, IEnumerable`1 dependencyTypes) at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SyncingManager..ctor() at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SiteSyncModule.RegisterTypes(IUnityContainer container) at Telerik.Sitefinity.SiteSync.SiteSyncModule.SystemManager_ModulesInitialized(Object sender, SystemInitializationEventArgs e) at System.EventHandler`1.Invoke(Object sender, TEventArgs e) at Telerik.Sitefinity.Services.SystemManager.OnModulesInitialized(InstallContext installContext) at Telerik.Sitefinity.Services.SystemManager.Initialize() at Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.Bootstrapper.RegisterRoutes() at Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.Bootstrapper.Bootstrap() at Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.Bootstrapper.Bootstrap() at Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.SitefinityHttpModule.<Init>b__2(Object ctx) at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()

Defect Number

Enhancement Number

Cause

Cause 1. Unsuccessful upgrade of the widget templates module.

Cause 2. Simultaneous upgrade of more than 1 server in a Load Balanced scenario.

Resolution

Resolution for Cause 1. In order to fix this re-install the ControlTemplates.

For Sitefinity versions 9.1 and above perform the below steps:

1. Open the sf_module_vrsn table in the database
2. Execute the below SQL script on a backup of your database:

UPDATE [sf_module_vrsn]
SET version = NULL , error_msg = NULL, previous_version = null
WHERE module_name = 'ControlTemplates'

3. Restart the application

If this doesn`t resolve the issue then use the below SQL Query to reinstall all Sitefinity modules that have encountered an error.

UPDATE [sf_module_vrsn]
SET version = NULL , error_msg = NULL, previous_version = null
WHERE error_msg <> ''

After executing the query restart the application.

For Sitefinity versions 9.0 and below perform the below steps:

Open the ~/App_Data/Sitefinity/Configuration/SystemConfig.config file.
(If the configurations are stored in the database open the sf_xml_config_items table in the database and find the content of the SystemConfig.config file and make the below changes there)
Find the entry for ControlTemplates
Delete its version attribute so that it looks like below:
```
<add name="ControlTemplates" />
```
Save the SystemConfig.config file.
(If the configurations are stored in the database, make sure to update the system config there.)
Restart the application

Resolution for Cause 2. Revert the corrupted database from a backup and upgrade the servers one by one. For Sitefinity 8.2 and above follow Sitefinity Blogs, Improvements in Upgrading Sitefinity in Load Balancing Environment https://www.progress.com/blogs/improvements-in-upgrading-sitefinity-in-load-balancing-environment for information how to upgrade without downtime.

Workaround

Notes

References to other documentation:
Sitefinity Blogs, Improvements in Upgrading Sitefinity in Load Balancing Environment https://www.progress.com/blogs/improvements-in-upgrading-sitefinity-in-load-balancing-environment

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Last Modified Date

11/17/2020 4:26 PM